Chronicles of Ankam is a community-driven, story-rich Reddit game built for the 2025 Reddit Hackathon by Loki Laboratories.
At its heart, it’s a UGC-powered narrative game where players shape the journey of Ankam Lokesh Kumar through collective storytelling, daily challenges, and creative decision-making.
Category: UGC + Daily Game
Core Mechanic: Redditors submit posts, comments, or drawings that influence Ankam’s path.
Gameplay:
Every day, a new story chapter prompt is released (e.g., "Ankam faces a choice at the river: cross, build a raft, or wait").
Players vote, comment, or create UGC (memes, drawings, riddles, etc.) to push the story forward.
The winning submissions are incorporated into the next day’s canon chapter, effectively making Reddit the co-author of Ankam’s saga.
Why Reddit-y?: It thrives on chaos, creativity, and humor. Ankam’s journey reflects Reddit’s culture: unpredictable, community-driven, and hilariously collaborative.
Tech Stack: Built using Devvit Web, powered by React + Phaser, with hooks for Reddit comments/posts as gameplay data.
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